Baltic Gas Interconnector

Denmark approves Nord Stream 2 ″. The Danish Energy Agency has approved Nord Stream 2 AG to build the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline across the continental shelf of Denmark southeast of Bornholm in the Baltic Sea, says in a statement.

The agency estimates that this route is the safest and meets environmental standards.

Denmark slows construction, undermining investor confidence, reported NOVA TV. 

The Nord Stream-2 developer has asked Denmark for a third permit for the construction of the pipeline.

The third application has been applied to the environmental impact assessment. It covers a route that is entirely in the Danish exclusive economic zone south of the island of Bornholm.

Sofia and Bratislava will push for Nord Stream II and South Stream gas pipeline projects to be put on an equal footing by the EU Commission, Bulgarian Deputy PM Meglena Kuneva has said.

The Bulgarian National Radio quotes her as saying an EU Summit scheduled for December is have gas pipeline projects as part of its agenda.

The signing of a final investment decision on the new Bulgaria-Greece gas grid interconnector is delayed for technical reasons, according to Energy Minister Temenuzhka Petkova.

The construction of the Bulgaria-Serbia gas grid interconnector will boost the energy security of both countries and of the region as a whole, according to Bulgaria's Deputy Energy Minister Nikolay Nikolov.

Nikolov met with Miryana Filipovic, Mirjana Filipovi?, State Secretary of Ministry of Mining and Energy in Belgrade.